# SERVICE / 03
Cloud that's right-sized,
not over-engineered
Your 'Frankfurt region' AWS account is still US-owned infrastructure — the CLOUD Act reaches it. Your bill compounds faster than your workloads. Nobody can rebuild the environment from scratch because it was clicked together in a web console. We quantify your actual CLOUD Act exposure, migrate to IaC-first architecture, and right-size spend. Typically production-ready in under 8 weeks.
# THE-PROBLEM
why this matters.
Cloud costs grow but clarity doesn't. Migration was copy-paste. You're running three data warehouses across two providers and still can't answer basic questions about cost drivers or sovereignty.
- "Frankfurt region" treated as EU-sovereign — it isn't under the CLOUD Act
- Cloud bill growing 30%+ per quarter with no clear driver or accountability
- Infrastructure clicked together in a web console — no code, no audit trail, no bus factor
- Locked into one vendor with no exit strategy and rising egress fees
- Multiple data warehouses, none of them the "source of truth"
// symptoms
# IS-IT-FOR-YOU
best fit · not ideal.
- You're on AWS/GCP in EU regions but worried about US legal reach
- Cloud spend is growing without clear ownership or cost attribution
- Infrastructure was built in a web console — no IaC, no audit trail
- You want an exit strategy from vendor lock-in before it becomes urgent
// best fit for
- Pure lift-and-shift migrations with no architectural change
- Companies with existing IaC, solid cost governance, and no sovereignty concerns
- Single-application deployments that don't warrant an architecture review
// not ideal for
# OUR-APPROACH
how we deliver.
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Assessment
Map your actual CLOUD Act exposure, current costs, and vendor lock-in risk. "Frankfurt region" ≠ sovereign — we quantify the gap.
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Blueprint
IaC-first architecture design on the right provider (AWS EU, GCP EU, Hetzner, OVH). Cost-tagged and right-sized from day one.
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IaC implementation
Everything in Terraform or Pulumi. Version-controlled, peer-reviewed, rebuildable from scratch in minutes. Zero console-clicking.
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Migration
Move workloads with zero downtime. Data stays in EU at every step. Kill unused resources and optimize as you go.
# OUTCOMES
what good looks like.
- Cloud cost savings
- ≤30%
- Production-ready
- <8 wk
- Infrastructure as Code
- 100%
- CLOUD Act risk
- Mitigated
# TECH-STACK
technologies we use for cloud architecture.
production-tested tools and frameworks — not a wish list.
# DEFINITION
what is cloud architecture consulting?
Cloud architecture consulting involves designing right-sized, EU-sovereign infrastructure on AWS, GCP, or Hetzner with infrastructure-as-code, cost optimization, and data residency compliance. We architect and migrate data platforms with IaC, cost controls, and CLOUD Act risk mitigation.
# FAQ
common questions.
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Do you work with AWS, GCP, or both?
Both. We're cloud-agnostic and choose based on your existing stack, team skills, and compliance requirements. For EU data residency, we often recommend Hetzner for non-cloud-native workloads. -
How do you handle the CLOUD Act risk for EU companies?
We design architectures that keep sensitive data on EU-sovereign infrastructure wherever possible. For workloads that need AWS/GCP, we use EU-only regions, encryption-at-rest with customer-managed keys, and contractual safeguards. We quantify your actual exposure and reduce it — we don't pretend the risk disappears entirely. -
What does "production-ready in 8 weeks" actually mean?
It means infrastructure deployed via IaC, monitoring in place, CI/CD running, documentation written, and your team trained. Not a sandbox — a system you'd trust on a Monday morning.
ready to put cloud architecture into production?
30-min discovery call. we'll bring an architecture sketch and a rough price band.
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